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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?
(a) The singing.
(b) The dancing.
(c) The gathering.
(d) The bonfires.

2. Which of the boy's relatives dies in October 1949?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His sister.

3. In Chapter 1, why doesn't the boy's mother want him to cross by the window at the top of the stairs?
(a) Someone outside will see him.
(b) She senses a ghost nearby.
(c) The window is broken and glass shards cover the floor.
(d) Rain is pouring in from the open window.

4. What does the boy find in the wardrobe of his sister's bedroom?
(a) A flower.
(b) A photo album.
(c) A gun.
(d) Money.

5. What do people believe lay below the ruins of Grianan?
(a) The bodies of legendary ancient warriors.
(b) The ghosts of unborn children.
(c) The souls of those who had disappeared.
(d) The souls of those who did not have a Christian burial.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the novel begin?

2. How do the boy's father's parents die?

3. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?

4. Where are the boy's father's sisters sent to live after the death of their parents?

5. Who tells the boy that some families are devil-haunted?

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